Use this form to sign you and your team up for participation in OLBA.
Day: Monday Evenings
Practice: 7:40pm
Play: 7:50pm
Weekly dues are fifteen dollars ($15) per bowler – seventy-five dollars ($75) per team. One-Time USBC certification fee (per bowler):
Each bowler must pay the USBC certification fee of twenty dollars ($20), due the first night they bowl.
Each team is responsible for a one-time-per-session twenty dollar ($20) prize fund fee. For returning teams, your reservation fee is applied toward this prize fund fee.
Dues and fees may be paid by cash, check, or money order. Payment by credit/debit card is not available.
FALL, SPRING & SUMMER SESSIONS
2009/2010
The OLBA league shall be certified by USBC. USBC certification fees are $20 with a transfer fee of $8.
All USBC rules will govern league play per the USBC Playing Rules Book. (Available at www.bowl.com left selection menu, Information, Playing Rules Book.) The OLBA league officers will handle any issues or concerns not covered by these bylaws using the USBC playing rules as a guide. Team Captains along with the league officers will be responsible for voting on the bylaws that govern OLBA and officer elections.
The OLBA is also a member of the International Gay Bowling Organization (IGBO) and shall pay yearly membership dues as required. (See Brian Steen, IGBO Rep, or visit www.igbo.org for additional information.)
OLBA will consist of no more than 58 teams, with a playing strength of FIVE (5) FOUR (4) on a team. There may be any combination of men and women on a team roster. Each team must designate a team captain. A team may carry up to EIGHT (8) SIX (6) members on their roster. Once a bowler has been voluntarily removed from a team roster, said bowler may not rejoin the team. OLBA will bowl an "open" (non-divisional) USBC schedule based on the total number of teams in the league. At the conclusion of the third (3rd) week of bowling, the league will be divided into divisions based on team average. League play will begin at 7:30pm 7:40pm 8:00pm preceded by 10 minutes of practice.
Shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Sergeant at Arms.
Shall consist of an elected IGBO Representative.
Terms of office will begin with the Summer Season and run through to the end of the Fall/Spring Season.
+ 1-year term for the President, Vice President, Sergeant of Arms and IGBO Representative.
+ 2-year term for the Secretary and Treasurer.
Nominations for league officers and IGBO representative shall be accepted on the 2nd Monday of April with elections being held the 3rd Monday of April. Secretary shall be elected in even numbered years and Treasurer in odd numbered years.
The OLBA will consist of a Fall session and Spring session which make up a season and a Summer session.
Will be 33 weeks in duration consisting of two sessions, a fall session (1st half) and a spring session (2nd half):
Consists of 12 weeks beginning June 7, 2009 and ending August 23, 2009.
A pre-registration for Summer & Fall/Spring will be offered the last night of each season to reserve a team's spot that particular season. Reserved spots must be claimed by 6:30pm on the first night of the new season/session.
Awards presentation shall be scheduled for the Monday following the final week of league competition per session. Fall - December 21, 2008, Spring - May 17, 2009, Summer - August 30, 2009. The league president is charged with securing facilities for the awards presentation.
Any unclaimed money will be held no more than 30 days from the awards presentation. During this period, the treasurer shall attempt to reach by telephone and/or email any person due award money. Please note, after 30 days, any unclaimed prize money will be returned to the league and placed in the next season’s prize fund.
Each team member is responsible for the following:
$15 per team member, payable each week. Pay envelopes are required to be turned into the Treasurer by the end of the first game. Note, team members are responsible for payment of ALL bowling fees ($15) each week whether bowled or absent. A breakdown of weekly fees follows:
Lineage $9.00 Secretary $0.50 Treasurer $0.25
Prize Fund $5.00 Contingency $0.15 IGBO Fund $0.10
The LAST TWO WEEKS bowling fees must be paid on or before the 6th week of the season/session. Fall - October 12, 2008, Spring - February 8, 2009, Summer - July 12, 2009. All bowling fees are due before the last two weeks of each season/session.
Are due the first night a bowler bowls with OLBA unless paid through another league. All bowlers must be certified for bowled scores to count for league competition.
A $5 prize fund fee is due on the 1st week of each session. This fee is applied to cover individual awards and must be paid no later than the 3rd week of the session. Returning teams have paid this fee by completing the process of reserving their team spot - $25 payment - for the next session/season.
USA Bowl will contribute $5,000 per year to the prize fund of OLBA. The distribution of the prize fund contribution shall be as follows:
$2,500 to the Fall session prize fund
$2,500 to the Spring session prize fund
OLBA will accept personal checks for league fees made payable to OLBA. There will be a returned check fee of $25. The bowler must pay in cash the amount of the returned check, the returned check fee and the current night’s bowling fee before being allowed to return to bowling. All subsequent payments by the bowler must be in cash.
All monies collected shall be deposited in USA Bowl’s league banking account the night of collection. No money shall leave the premises unless notified and approved by the President or Vice President. Two signatures (President & Treasurer) are required for ANY withdrawals.
Note, OLBA’s secretary and treasurer shall be paid for their services at the end of each month and at the end of each season/session.
A financial statement will be provided each week to each officer outlining the current status of income and expenses of the league. It is highly recommended that the treasurer maintain a weekly spreadsheet of payment by each bowler for auditing purposes.
At the end of the season, any monies in the contingency fund over $250 shall be added to the prize fund. The remaining $250 shall be carried over into the next season.
OLBA shall pay a prize fund for the session or season based on a team’s finishing position within its division. Individual/Team awards are listed in the order of eligibility since an individual and team may only receive one (1) of the following awards:
High Scratch Series
High Scratch Game
High Handicap Series
High Handicap Game
For an individual to be eligible for an award, the individual must bowl two-thirds (2/3) of the scheduled games for the session or season.
A legal lineup of at least 2 eligible team members must be present at the start of the first game to avoid forfeiture per USBC rules. If a legal lineup is present for the 2nd and 3rd games, the team may bowl as scheduled. Any tardy bowler will be permitted to catch up on frames missed provided that the first bowler of the opposing team has not bowled the 4th frame in any game.
Absentee bowler’s score shall be the bowler’s current average less 10 pins. Any team bowling unopposed, or when the opposing team forfeits, must bowl at least the team average less 40 pins per game. Postponement of bowling is allowed but a league officer (preferably the Secretary) shall be notified by 7:00pm on the evening involved. There will be exceptions made for emergency situations. Please note, post bowling must be made up within 2 weeks of scheduled bowling. Pre and Post bowling must be scheduled through the league secretary. Any team failing to follow guidelines on post bowling will forfeit all games. In accordance with new USBC guidelines, Honor Scores will not be recognized when bowled in an unopposed pre- or post-bowl.
All desiring to substitute must be USBC certified and first check with the league secretary before bowling. Substitutes are not eligible for team and/or individual awards. Substitutes may not be used for vacant scores. Pacers will be allowed to bowl with the approval of both team captains involved. Pacers must pay lineage fees when bowling in a vacant position.
New team members may not be added and substitutes may not bowl in a position round or the last 2 weeks of a session or season of league competition.
Entering average for bowlers will be the ending session average from the Fall/Spring session of OLBA or, if you did not bowl in the Fall/Spring session of OLBA, the bowler's highest current Dallas Bowling Association book average. Entering averages shall be used for the first 9 games Fall & Spring session and 6 games for the Summer session, after which a new average shall be computed. If a bowler has no DBA book average, he or she shall establish a new average based on 3 consecutive games rolled on one night. Established averages will change weekly.
A bowler's handicap shall be 90% of the difference of 230 and the bowler’s current average. Example, bowler's average = 140, handicap = 81 (230 – 140 = 90 x .90), fractions are dropped.
Position standings shall be determined on an 8-point basis. 2-points awarded for each game won and 2-points awarded for the 3 game total pins (series). If there is a tie in pins at the end of any game or series, each team will receive 1-point.
| PRESIDENT | |
| Randall Buda | president@oaklawnbowling.com |
| VICE PRESIDENT | |
| Jeffrey Van Dyke | vicepresident@oaklawnbowling.com |
| SECRETARY | |
| Chris Giddens | secretary@oaklawnbowling.com 214-521-1711 214-621-4222, cell |
| TREASURER | |
| Andrew Jones | treasurer@oaklawnbowling.com 214-219-3577 225-266-8425, cell |
| SERGEANT OF ARMS | |
| Sarah Erber | sargeantatarms@oaklawnbowling.com |
| IGBO REPRESENTATIVE | |
| Brian Jackson | igborep@oaklawnbowling.com |
Officers are chosen by election each spring.
IGBO - International Gay Bowlers Organization
USBC - United States Bowling Congress
Cedar Springs Fun Bunch Doubles - Mondays @ 6:30
TNL Ladies - Wednesdays @ 6:30
LAMBDA Mixed - Thursdays @ 8:45
For information about any of these leagues, contact:
Susan at USA Bowl by email lutonian58@yahoo.com or call 214-358-1382
The fall season heats up Monday, September 13th, 2010! There's no reservation fee, and teams bowling in the fall session get priority on the waiting list for the upcoming spring session. The organizational meeting will be at 7pm with bowling beginning at 7:40pm.
Bill Hartson runs a free bowling clinic starting at 7:00 each Monday.
Come on by and pick up a few pointers!
